Table I.
Patient characteristics and brain imaging findings
| All n = 103 | No spasticity n = 80 | Spasticity n = 23 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, female, n (%) | 44 (42.7) | 34 (42.5) | 10 (43,5) | > 0.05a |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 71 (11.3) | 70 (11.7) | 74 (9.2) | > 0.05b |
| Left affected, n (%) | 42 (40.8) | 33 (41.3) | 9 (39.1) | > 0.05a |
| Right affected, n (%) | 45 (43.7) | 34 (42.5) | 11 (47.8) | |
| Both sides affected, n (%) | 16 (15.5) | 13 (16.3) | 3 (13) | |
| Microangiopathy, n (%) | 95 (92.2) | 73 (91.2) | 22 (95.7) | > 0.05 |
| Wahlund score, mean (SD) | 7.3 (5.6) | 7.3 (5.5) | 7.4 (6.1) | > 0.05a |
| TOAST classification, n (%) | ||||
| TOAST-I | 18 (17.5) | 15 (18.8) | 3 (13.0) | |
| TOAST-II | 16 (15.5) | 10 (12.5) | 6 (26.1) | |
| TOAST-III | 22 (21.4) | 17 (21.3) | 5 (21.7) | |
| TOAST-IV | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | > 0.05a |
| TOAST-Va | 4 (3.9) | 2 (2.5) | 2 (8.7) | |
| TOAST-Vb | 30 (29.1) | 25 (31.3) | 5 (21.7) | |
| TOAST-Vc | 7 (6.8) | 6 (7.5) | 1 (4.3) | |
| Not evaluated | 6 (5.8) | 5 (6.3) | 1 (4.3) | |
| ACA, n (%) | 9 (8.7) | 6 (7.5) | 3 (13.0) | |
| MCA, n (%) | 72 (69.9) | 54 (67.5) | 18 (78.3) | |
| PCA, n (%) | 24 (23.3) | 21 (26.3) | 3 (13.0) | |
| ACA/MCA, n (%) | 10 (9.7) | 6 (7.5) | 4 (17.4) | |
| MCA/PCA, n (%) | 10 (9.7) | 5 (6.3) | 5 (21.7) | > 0.05 |
| Striatum, n (%) | 19 (13.4) | 11 (10.0) | 8 (25.0) | |
| Thalamus, n (%) | 15 (10.6) | 11 (10.0) | 4 (12.5) | |
| AchA, n (%) | 2 (1.9) | 2 (2.5) | 0 (0) | |
| Cortical, n (%) | 10 (9.7) | 10 (12.5) | 0 (0) | |
| Subcortical, n (%) | 59 (57.3) | 50 (62.5) | 9 (39.1) | < 0.05 |
| Cortical/subcortical, n (%) | 34 (33.0) | 20 (25.0) | 14 (60.9) | |
a
χ2 test
b
Student’s t-test
SD: standard deviation; ACA: anterior cerebral artery territory; MCA: middle cerebral artery territory; PCA: posterior cerebral artery territory; ACA/MCA: border area between ACA and MCA; MCA/PCA: border area between MCA and PCA; AchA: anterior choroidal artery territory.